Das Judenthum in der Musik

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

WAGNER, RICHARD.

printer

J. J. Weber

Place

Leipzig

Publication

1869

Description

FIRST EDITION in book form. From the library of Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool.

summary

This essay “Jewishness in Music” is an attack by Richard Wagner on Jews in general and the composers Giacomo Meyerbeer and Felix Mendelssohn in particular. It is an important landmark in the history and development of German anti-Semitism of the modern era. Accompanied by : Paulus Cassel. Der Judengott und Richard Wagner. Eine Antwort. pp. 44. Original printed wrappers. Berlin, 1881.

pp. 57, (1). Light wear, few leaves creased, pervious owner’s marks in pencil. Contemporary boards. 8vo.

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